Laundry drier



Oct. 9 1923.

E. W. ROTH LAUNDRY DRIER Filed Dec. 1., 1922 j 1 T v F T 2 @WA J 4 2i 7 {W 2 M 5 :7 3 I Patented Get. 9, 1923.

l U T DST TES AT NT EDWARD W. ROTH, or HARTFORD, ooNrIEoTIcUT. 1

- ,LAITNDRY DRIER.

r a'ic' filed December 1, 1 9122. Seria1 .No.l604,2o8..i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that EDWARD WV. ROTH, citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry Driers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a laundry-drier, for instance, asemployed for hanging various articles of clothing and laundry on for drying or for ventilating, among the objects of the invention being the provision of an article of this character which is simple in construction and quite economical in space.

The device is shown in the one of the many forms thereof in the accompanying drawing, and will be hereinafter described in detail for the purpose of enabling those skilled in the art to practice the invention. Clearly, I am not restricted to such disclosure. I may depart therefrom in a number ofrespects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of a laundrydrier involving the invention and with the supports all up.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, in thedirection of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a practically similar view with one of the supports down.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The device is generally mounted upon a wall at the necessary height, and for this purpose, it desirably involves a support which as shown is practically in the form of an L-shaped bracket 2 usually of sheet metal and comprising a horizontal base or flange from the rear of which extends upwardly a vertical flange which is fastened as by screws 3 to a wall as 4:.

The device also desirably includes in its make-up several article-supporting members such as arms 5 which are generally made ofwood and can be swung down as one of them as shown positioned in Fig. 8, or which can be returned to initial position as shown in Fig. 2, by spring means, each arm being associated with such spring means.

The arms 5 as shown swing upon pivots as 6 which extend between the sides or branches of the yoke-like bearings 7 fastened in some convenient manner to the under side of the forward :or horizontal portion of the supporting bracket 2. As shown, these several bearings 7'are arranged in arcuate order about the front semi-circular edge of the, bracket 2, being attached as I have already noted to the under side thereof.

Each pivot 6 extends comparatively freely through a hole or opening near the butt portion of its cooperative arm 5, there being as shown eight ofsuch arms and a corresponding number of bearings so that the arms work entirely independently of each other, that is, one or more of them may be down. as represented in -Fig. 3, while the balance may be up. Around each of the pivots 6 is extended a coiled spring 8, one terminal of which is projected into, an opening 9 near the butt portion of its coacting arm 5 while the other terminal of which is projected under the horizontal branch or base of the supporting bracket 2. The springs exert a constant tendency to elevate the arms 5 so that for instance that when one is pulled down, its spring is better conditioned to return 7 it to its initial position. Usually, there is a little space or interval between the articlessupporting arms 5 and the adjacent branch of the forked bearing 7. In this space, the coils of the springs 8 can be received. Usually, the bearings 6 are arranged below the forward under side of the horizontal flange or body of the bracket 2,

The action of the device will no doubt be readily understood from a perusal of the foregoing description.

It is practically as follows:

The support or bracket 2 is ordinarily attached with the supporting arms 5 sustained in an upright position as shown in Fig. 2,'to a wall as 4. When an arm 5 is to be used, it is pulled down thus further ten-. sioning its cooperative spring 8. When the arm 5 is down as shown in Fig. 3, there may be placed upon it, one or more articles as 10. When such articles is dry or clean, by the blowing of wind therethrough, it can be removed, at which pointthe spring 8 will at once return the arm to its original or upa support comprising a horizontal and a vertical flange, the vertical flange being attachable to a mounting, a plurality of'bearings,

' each in the form of a forked bracket, the front side of the support being of arcuate against each arm and also against the under 10 side of the support. V I a In testimony whereof, I hereby afiiX my signature.

EDWARD W. ROTH.

Witnesses ELIN C. GARDELL,

N. E. BLAKE. 

